THEME EXPLORATION

oppression

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Stepbrothers
Stepbrothers
1958 · Miyoji Ieki
Alphaville
Alphaville
1965 · Jean-Luc Godard
V for Vendetta
V for Vendetta
2006 · James McTeigue
Fanny och Alexander
Fanny och Alexander
1982 · Ingmar Bergman
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
Divergent
Divergent
2014 · Neil Burger
A Man Escaped
A Man Escaped
1956 · Robert Bresson
Kundun
Kundun
1997 · Martin Scorsese
¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto?
¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto?
1984 · Pedro Almodóvar
Black God White Devil
Black God White Devil
1964 · Glauber Rocha
Fireworks Sketch
Fireworks Sketch
2014 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Elysium
Elysium
2013 · Neill Blomkamp
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Jafar Panahi Iran · Mianeh

Cinema as clandestine act—transforming domestic imprisonment into radical documentary resistance.

 Kira Muratova Kingdom of Romania [now Moldova] · Soroca

Cinema of withholding: long takes that resist narrative closure and excavate truth through strategic silence.

 Albert Hughes USA

Unflinching exploration of violence and darkness through meticulously crafted, visually striking narratives.